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Unemployment registered at the public employment office

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2021

348.0

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1985

355.3

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Years	Total (in December)	Total (annual average)
1985	355.3	341.8
1986	368.5	367.8
1987	310.5	319.1
1988	313.0	306.2
1989	309.2	311.6
1990	304.2	307.3
1991	296.6	293.7
1992	339.3	317.2
1993	365.1	347.1
1994	410.2	396.0
1995	451.8	429.9
1996	460.2	467.7
1997	420.8	442.9
1998	384.1	400.7
1999	341.2	356.8
2000	326.0	327.4
2001	324.3	324.7
2002	380.3	344.6
2003	452.5	427.3
2004	468.9	461.0
2005	479.4	477.2
2006	452.7	459.5
2007	390.3	410.2
2008	416.0	394.5
2009	524.7	495.5
2010	541.8	555.8
2011	605.1	551.9
2012	710.7	667.2
2013	690.5	707.8
2014	598.6	639.2
2015	555.2	560.8
2016	482.6	523.2
2017	403.8	434.5
2018	339.0	357.3
2019	310.5	314.3
2020	402.3	384.9
2021	348.0	386.2

Sources/Entities: IEFP/MTSSS-METD, PORDATA
Last updated: 2022-02-07

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